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THE DEATH OF VERLAINE. Very moving, first-hand and unpublished testimony on the last moments of...

THE DEATH OF VERLAINE. Very moving, first-hand and unpublished testimony on the last moments of Verlaine by his mistress Eugenie Krantz.: "Paul Verlaine, your devoted friend, is living his last moments..."

by [VERLAINE] KRANTZ, Eugénie

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[VERLAINE] KRANTZ, Eugénie (18–/1897)
Autograph letter signed twice "Eugénie Krantz" to Edmond Lepelletier
Paris, 39 rue Descartes, 8th January 1896, 2 pp. in-12 oblong
THE DEATH OF VERLAINE
Very moving, first-hand testimony on the last moments of Verlaine by his mistress Eugenie Krantz. Close to misery, constantly running after money, she sheltered the dying poet in her apartment at 39 Rue Descartes. He died on the evening of January 8, 1896, just moments after this letter was written.


"Paul Verlaine, your devoted friend, is living his last moments..."

In a phonetic french, she writes:
"Monsieur Paul Verlaine vautre dévoué ami est à la dernière extremite. Veuliez je vous emprie venire le voire desuite car peutetre demain il serai trop [tard]… Venez le plus vite posibl si vous vouloi voir votre ami. Monsieur mes amitiés empresse sons amie Eugénie Krantz. Priaire monsieur de venire desuite pour monsieur Paul Verlaine. […] Mlle Krantz 39 rue Descartes"


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Degas, collector, acquires a painting by Delacroix in exchange for three of his pastels of...
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Degas, collector, acquires a painting by Delacroix in exchange for three of his pastels of dancers as currency: “I pay you as follow: three pastels from me”

by [DELACROIX] Edgar DEGAS

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[DELACROIX] DEGAS, Edgar (1834-1917)
Autograph letter signed "Degas" to collector MontagnacNp, 27 June [18]95, 2 pages in-8 oblong, on laid paper, in bespoke leather sleeve.Fold marks, previous and discreet tape repair on verso
Degas, collector, acquires a painting by Delacroix in exchange for three of his pastels of dancers as currency
" Cher Monsieur MontagnacJe reçois votre lettre ce matin et le tableau [de Delacroix] arrive à 2h. Donc il est convenu que je vous achète ce portrait du baron Schwiter douze mille francs et que je vous paie ainsi : trois pastels de moi. Je transcris votre lettre, du reste j'y copie : Deux de ces pastels représenteront des groupes de danseuses, et le troisième une ou deux blanchisseuses. Pour ce dernier je me réserve la faculté de les remplacer par des danseuses, si ça m'allait mieux.Si vous pouvez, me dites-vous, me livrer un de ces pastels d'ici un ou deux mois vous me feriez le plus grand plaisir. Vous ajoutez : Il est entendu que les 3 pastels seront… Read More
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Delusional and famous letter, often reproduced and long remained the only known text of Artaud for the period 1938-1942: « This story of look-alikes is as old as centuries, and all the great characters throughout history have found real doubles »

by Antonin ARTAUD

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ARTAUD, Antonin (1896-1948)
Autograph letter signed " Antonin Artaud " to Adrienne MonnierPsychiatric Hospital of Ville-Evrard, 4th March 1939, 2 p. in-4° with enveloppeTiny spots, fold marks
Delusional and famous letter, often reproduced and long remained the only known text of Artaud for the period 1938-1942
" Melle ADRIENNE MONNIERLes amis des livres7 rue de l'Odéon 7Paris
Asile de Ville-Evrard, 4 mars 1939
ADRIENNE MONNIER
Le Livre de Monelle
Ma chère Adrienne,Je n'ai pas encore eu le temps de répondre à ta dernière lettre. Et quand je dis le temps, je veux dire que je ne me suis pas trouvé jusqu'ici en humeur de le faire car il m'est arrivé entre temps un avatar des plus désagréables, et j'ai été transféré de Sainte-Anne à Ville-Evrard avec quelque chose de plus que de la brusquerie. Mais depuis je me suis ressaisi et je te réponds. –– Oui, cette histoire des sosies et vieille comme les siècles, et tous les grands personnages à travers l'histoire se sont trouvés des doubles… Read More
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